However, since David appeared, Huo Ling’er’s attention has been almost completely focused on this stranger.
Every day, she chatted with David or played with the little fire unicorn, while ignoring her childhood sweetheart and older brother.
This further fueled Yan Lie’s burning jealousy.
“A heretic cultivator who appeared out of nowhere, relying on strange abilities, dares to approach the princess?”
Yan Lie glanced at David, who was chatting and laughing with Huo Ling’er in the distance, with a malicious glint in his eyes. “He’s just a temporary guard. Does he really think he’s someone important?”
Several times, he tried to find opportunities to intervene and keep Huo Ling’er away from David.
“Sister Ling’er, Sister Yanxin is looking for you. She said she has something she wants to talk about.”
Yan Lie walked over to the two of them and spoke to Huo Ling’er in a gentle tone, but his gaze at David was filled with undisguised coldness.
“Huh? Grandpa Yanxin is looking for me?”
Huo Ling’er was absorbed in listening to David’s interesting story about the Tenth Heaven, and somewhat reluctantly asked, “What is that? Can’t we talk about it later?”
“This is about countermeasures for the Red Flame Gorge, it is very important,” Yan Lie emphasized.
Helpless, Huo Ling’er could only say to David, “Then I will leave first and will come back to see you later.”
Seeing Huo Ling’er’s leaving figure, Yan Lie did not immediately follow. Instead, he turned to David, the gentleness on his face instantly gone, replaced by a cold, warning look.
“David, right?”
Yan Lie lowered his voice, with disdain in his tone, “I don’t care what tricks you use during the exam, and I also don’t care why that princess is interested in you.”
“But I warn you, know your place. You are only a temporary guard; get out of here once the mission is complete.”
“The princess comes from a noble family, not someone you can look up to. Staying away from her won’t do you any harm.”
David looked up at Yan Lie, his expression calm: “Steward Yan, you think too much. I was just chatting casually at the invitation of the princess. I have no other intentions.”
“That would be the best.” Yan Lie sneered. “Remember, the Earth Fire Pavilion is not a place for a heretical cultivator like you to roam around. If I find out that you have thoughts that are inappropriate or unkind to the princess you will not suffer the consequences.”
After saying that, he turned around and left.
David watched her retreating figure and shook his head.
He was completely uninterested in this kind of jealousy and competition.
Had it not been for the clue about the Earth’s Core Jade Marrow Milk, he would not have bothered to care about these trivial matters at all.
However, even if the tree wanted to remain still, the wind would not stop.
In the following days, Yan Lie increased the intensity of his actions.
Every time he saw Huo Ling’er and David together, he tried everything to find an excuse to call Huo Ling’er away.
Sometimes there are elders who call me, sometimes they ask about cultivation matters, and sometimes they just say, “Men and women are different, and it’s not advisable to interact too much.”
After this happened several times, even Huo Ling’er realized that something was wrong.
FAQ Novel
Q: Who is Yan Lie?
A: Yan Lie is a young genius from the Earth Fire Pavilion, skilled in alchemy, and a strong candidate for future Pavilion Master.
Q: What is the source of Yan Lie’s jealousy?
A: Yan Lie is jealous because Huo Ling’er’s attention has shifted almost entirely to David since his arrival, despite Yan Lie’s long-standing admiration for her.
We invite readers to discuss their impressions of the unfolding events.